Lotus Chaat and Spices

Bhel Puri

Savory, crunchy puffed rice with assorted vegetables and tangy tamarind sauce. Sweet and spicy.

Pani Puri

Bite-sized puffed hollow pastries, thin and crackly, filled with a stew-like blend of potatoes, chickpeas, onion, chili and served with tamarind-mint water.

Dahi Puri / Papdi Chaat

Crispy little round breads, their tops broken open, interiors filled with a mix of mashed potatoes, chili and lightly sweetened yogurt.

Papdi Chaat

Deep-fried, puffed flatbreads topped with potatoes, yogurt, tamarind and mint sauces.

Chole Bhature / Choley Samosey

Big, deep-fried puffy breads made of fine-grained wheat flour, served with spiced chickpea stew. Samosas are pastry stuffed with peas and potatoes.

Chole Samosey

Samosa pastries stuffed with peas and potatoes, accompanied by a vibrant spiced chickpea stew.

Aloo Tikki Chaat

A North Indian potato croquette, pan-fried and served hot with chickpea stew.

Puri Bhaji

Puri made of flat rounds of flour that are deep fried and served with spiced potatoes.

Masala Dosa

Giant wafer-thin crepe-like pancake with delicate tangy flavor, made of naturally fermented rice.

Lotus Special Dosa

Thin lentil and rice pancake stuffed with aromatically spiced tofu, potatoes, broccoli and carrots.

Pav Bhaji

Potato-based vegetable curry, served with soft breads and topped with fresh coriander and chopped onions.

Sambar Vada

Deep-fried savory donuts made of lentil flour with spices and coconut, served with a bowl of sambar.

Idli Sambar

Little cakes of steamed, fermented black lentil and rice flour, served in a bowl of sambar (a spice-enriched vegetable soup).

Dahi Vada

Deep-fried lentil donuts, soaked in a tangy, spiced yogurt sauce.

Masala Dosa / Mysore Dosa

Mildly spiced potatoes and peas.

Lotus Special Dosa

Dosa stuffed with aromatically spiced organic tofu, potatoes and broccoli.

Rava Masala Crispy Dosa

Made of semolina wheat, served with spiced Indian potatoes, onions & cashews.

Mushroom dosa / Cauliflower Dosa

Mildly spiced mushrooms or cauliflower and potatoes.

Spinach Dosa

Layer of saag on a bed of potatoes (Can add paneer cheese on request).

Mushroom Dosa

Mildly spiced mushrooms and potatoes.

Cauliflower Dosa

Mildly spiced cauliflower and potatoes.

Spinach Dosa

Layer of saag on a bed of potatoes.

Eggplant Dosa

Layer of baingan bartha on a bed of potatoes.

Plain Uthapam

Thick rice lentil pancake served with chutneys & sambar.

Add Onions, or Chilli or Tomato

Add $2 extra for this add-ons

South Indian Thali

Includes: Idli, vada, sambar, rasam, masala dosa, and vegetable of the day.

Vegetable Biryani

One dish rice based meal that consists of layering cooked rice and vegetables, accompanied with raita.

Chicken Biryani

Lamb Biryani

Shrimp and Broccoli Biryani

Lotus Complete Paratha

Stuffed cauliflower, potato and house made paneer cheese.

Greek Salad

Roasted paneer cheese with red onions, cucumbers, spinach, lettuce and tomato.

Indian Traditional Salad

Tomato, cucumber, spring onion and carrots with dressing of raita, salt and black pepper.

Mixed Green Salad with Grilled Tofu

Mixed greens with tandoori grilled tofu, roasted almonds, avocado, red onion, assorted organic mixed greens, curry vinaigrette.

Ras Malai / Rose Petal Ice Cream / Gulab Jamun

Lotus Chaat and Spices Desserts

Ice Cream

Made specially for us by Three Twins of Terra Linda, the bay area's foremost producer of small batch ice cream.

Masala Chai

Traditional Indian hot wake-up beverage of black tea spiced with cardamom, ginger, anise, clove, cinnamon stick, enriched with milk. (One refill only)

Mango Lassi / Plain Lassi (Sweet/Salted)

Refreshing, thick yogurt drinks, whirled with tangy plain yogurt and flavored with rosewater.

Sodas Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite Indian Sodas Thumbs Up, Limca, or Tamarind

Indian Fruit Drink

Mazza Mango, Lychee, Guava or canned coconut water.

Plain Lassi

Traditional north Indian yogurt drink.

Fountain Drinks

Madras Coffee

Traditional south Indian coffee.